Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-12
Haunted by his Sweetheart.

Haunted by his Sweetheart.
In the western part Of this county, says a
letter from Harrodshurg, Ky, is located an
ole village by Tho name OF Duncansvlle. In
this village and vicinity live plain and in
dustrious people who vie one with another
in acts Of kindness and hospitality. Among
these good people lives 3 Rev. G. w. Tully,
than whom 10 better nor more reliable gen.
;leman can be found. Yesterday he was at
ias place and gave your correspondent the
desaiia Of 3 most marvellous story, which
we shuil proceed to give as nearly as posi-
bio in tie language of the narrator.
i young man named John @. Hoover, of
Duncansy;le, wcoed and won the affections
Of Miss Betde Balerd, charming and
agreeable Indy, living in The vicinity. AS
be had worked for several years al saw
mill uud uad mastered the business. he
thought it best that he should go westward
and Try his fortunes il the lumber regions.
SO he determined to try ST. Cfoix Falls,
Wis The day before he was to leave for q
stay of one year was spent in the company
of bis aflianced. 1t being Sunday-a solemn
deg in the cOuutry-these two lovers strayed
TO TIE couatty graveyard There, 81 the
.ISNTS U. L.!ciI .!hlCutS, ptChlSCN ~ US
forevs. true 10 each other. Ia one year:E
were TO be married, and !hey promised, in
the evens one should die, Tie other was
bouud to live in state OF celibacy. Ca this
holy day, and upon The tomns OF departed
parents, they made this solemn vow:
Nov" said the young lady, ~ ON your
wife, and if | should die before you return
n. spirit will ever attend you"
Gnova- lafr ,lGyl. iunruiuu and Go1n req en-
90 bis destination at the head Of steamboat
navigation 90 the St Ccoix river For ten
montns not wave Of tronbe rolled across
MS peaceful breast. One ight after he had
been sleeping for several hours ia his room
~ the Peterson House he was awakened by
breeze passing over him as if made by a
wing. On opening his eyes ne beheld an
object in the room. B5 the din light the
moon be recognized his sweetheart. As she
three heT arms about his neck sho vanished
inlo thin air. Ee spraug from his bed, and,
quickly lighting lamp, he searched in vain.
fer be found nothing. Sleep visited him no
more that night. Ia a few days he received
q letter informing him that his intended
bride. after a short illness, had passed into
the spirit laad having died or the very night
he had seen her apparition.
After working hard fer two years his bus
mess was so prosperous that be determined
to visit the scsnes of his childhood. While
there be met Miss Catherine Larder, of
Missouri She was as handsome az his
old sweetheart, but not SC large and fine
looking. Again Cupid got in his work, and
they were soon engaged. On the morning
Of June q, 1887, they married, and started
Immediately for tho husbands home in Wis
consin.
In'the course OF time they arrived at st.
Croix Falls ard MIR. Hoover conducted his
young wife to his apartments in The Peter,
son House. The light had hardly been ex-
tiuguished when breeze was felt 10 pass
over the bed, and as he turned to face his
wife cold hand touched his face, and q
scream from his wife was heartrending. As
The afIrlghted man arose from his bed to
light lamp he beheld an apparition of his
old sweetheart fade from view and observed
his wife lying beside the bed in dead
swoou.
a similar scene occurred every night for
at least two weeks. They left the hotel and
rented q house near the river and set up
housekeeping. Here the appariton ap.
peared more frequently. 1t never failed TO
made its presence known to the wife during
the day.
For nearly three weeks the spiritual man
ifestaticns continued, when the virgin bride
would no longer remain with her haunted
husband, but returned to her friends at
Duncapsville. The bright and beautiful
young lacy, so joyous and happy when mar
| ried, was now careworn and sad person
age-a real object of pity. She told the
story to my informant and have faithfully
given it 10 your readers.-MiSSouri Repub-
| lican